2 Chronicles 7:9

Translations

Modern

On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.

Traditional

And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

Literal

And on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar they observed seven days, and the feast seven days.

Latin

Fecitque die octavo collectam, eo quod dedicasset altare septem diebus, et solemnitatem celebrasset diebus septem.

Original

Hebrew

English

On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.

Notes

2 Chronicles 7:8–10

Lebo-hamath in the north and the Brook of Egypt in the south marked Israel's boundaries, as promised to the patriarchs (Genesis 15:18; Numbers 34:5, 8; Joshua 15:4). The temple dedication festival occurred before the annual Festival of Shelters, which ended on the twenty-second day of the month.

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